Gauger meaning

gā'jər
One that gauges.
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A revenue officer who inspects bulk goods subject to duty.
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A person or thing that gauges.
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An official who measures the contents of casks of liquor, etc. to be taxed.
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A collector of excise taxes.
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One who gauges.
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An officer whose business it is to ascertain the contents of casks.
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Sentence Examples

  • public officers, and such minor officials as inspectors of milk, inspectors of buildings, gauger of measures, cullers of staves and hoops, fish warden and forester.

  • "Gauges," as understood at one time, included only those used in the measurement of barrels, casks, etcetera, and hence the term "gauger."

  • -- "Gauges," as understood at one time, included only those used in the measurement of barrels, casks, &c., and hence the term "gauger."

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